Ghana

OSP arrest Cecilia Abena Dapaah

On Monday, July 24, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) arrested Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the immediate past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources.

She is being interrogated by officers of the OSP, a statement said.

“At 11:55 GMT on 24th July 2023, Cecilia Abena Dapaah who resigned from the position of Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources on 22nd July 2023 was placed under arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses regarding large amounts of money and valuable items reportedly stolen from her residence. Ms Dapaah is being questioned by authorized officers of the OSP,” the OSP said in the statement.

“I intend to cooperate fully with all the state agencies to enable them fully establish the facts,” she assured in her letter.

“I have no doubt that at the end of the processes it will be established that I have conducted myself with integrity during my period in public service and I will be fully exonerated from all the allegations,” she further said.

Madam Cecilia Dapaah is believed to have stored $1 million, €300,000, and unspecified amounts of Ghana Cedis at home.

These funds were allegedly stolen by two house helpers, who are currently on trial in an Accra Circuit Court.

She has previously stated that there were discrepancies between the facts and the public reports.

As a result, she argued in her resignation letter that the figures made public do not accurately reflect what she and her husband said in their testimony to the police.

The former politician, on the other hand, confesses she knows the significance of such stories surrounding someone of her position.

“I am resigning, therefore, because I do not want such a matter to become a preoccupation of government and a hindrance to the work of government at such a crucial time.”